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In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.
Natalie Portman
Evey
Hugo Weaving
V / William Rookwood
Stephen Rea
Finch
Stephen Fry
Deitrich
John Hurt
Adam Sutler
Tim Pigott-Smith
Creedy
Rupert Graves
Dominic
Roger Allam
Lewis Prothero
Ben Miles
Dascomb
Sinéad Cusack
Delia Surridge
Natasha Wightman
Valerie
John Standing
Lilliman
Eddie Marsan
Etheridge
Clive Ashborn
Guy Fawkes
Emma Field-Rayner
Guy Fawkes Lover
Ian Burfield
Tweed Coat Fingerman
Mark Phoenix
Willy Fingerman
Alister Mazzotti
Baldy Fingerman
Billie Cook
Little Glasses Girl
Guy Henry
Heyer
Cosima Shaw
Patricia
Megan Gay
BTN News Poppet
Roderic Culver
BTN News Poppet
Tara Hacking
Vicky
Andy Rashleigh
Fred
Chad Stahelski
Storm Saxon
Antje Rau
Laser Lass
Amelda Brown
Wardrobe Mistress
Richard Campbell
Security Guard
Patricia Gannon
Little Glasses Girl Mum
Mark Longhurst
Little Glasses Girl Dad
Simon Holmes
Barman
Charles Cork
Barfly
John Ringham
Old Man
Oliver Bradshaw
Old Man
Jack Schouten
Middle Class Boy
Caoimhe Murdock
Middle Class Sister
Juliet Howland
Middle Class Mum
Brin Rosser
TV Executive
Raife Patrick Burchell
Studio Technician
Joseph Rye
Jones
Adrian Finighan
News Anchor
Malcolm Sinclair
Major Wilson
Bradley Steve Ford
Evey's Brother
Madeleine Rakic-Platt
Young Evey
Selina Giles
Evey's Mother
Carsten Hayes
Evey's Father
Derek Hutchinson
Bureaucrat
Martin Savage
Denis
Grant Burgin
Operator
Greg Donaldson
Operator
Imogen Poots
Young Valerie
Jason Griffiths
Biology Teacher
Laura Greenwood
Sarah
Kyra Meyer
Christina
Paul Antony-Barber
Valerie's Father
Anna Farnworth
Valerie's Mother
Mary Stockley
Ruth
Simon Newby
Tube Station News Poppet
David Merheb
Young Man
Daniel Donaldson
Young Black Detainee
Dulcie Smart
Civil War News Poppet
Ben Posener
Water Shortage News Poppet
Ian T. Dickinson
Avian Flu News Poppet
Sophia New
Quarantine News Poppet
Julie Brown
Three Waters News Poppet
Gerard Gilroy
Surveillance Man
Eamon Geoghegan
Surveillance Man
Matthew Bates
Finch's Fedco Man
David Leitch
Convenience Store V
Matt Wilkinson
Little Glasses Girl Fingerman
Martin McGlade
Victoria Station Fingerman
Richard Laing
Parliament Lieutenant
Michael Simkins
Parliament General
William Tapley
Radio Man
Tony Cook
Soldier (uncredited)
Christopher Fosh
V Follower (uncredited)
Keith How
V Follower (uncredited)
Norman Campbell Rees
V Follower (uncredited)
Andy Callaghan
Soldier (uncredited)
Forbes KB
Soldier (uncredited)
João Costa Menezes
Soldier (uncredited)
Chris Wilson
Soldier (uncredited)
Nicolas de Pruyssenaere
Marshal (uncredited)
David Decio
V Street Vigilante (uncredited)
Rami Hilmi
V Army Member (uncredited)
Mathis Landwehr
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Jason Oettle
Policeman (uncredited)
Wolfgang Stegemann
Creedy Guard (uncredited)
Director
James McTeigue
Graphic Novel
Alan Moore
Screenplay
Lilly Wachowski
Screenplay
Lana Wachowski
Script Editor
Harvey Price
November 4, 2017
9
With the litany of comic book films being made in 2017, it's hard to understand the role V for Vendetta has played in 'Comic Book Movie' culture. This was one of the early successes of the genre and it continues to shine today in ways other movies (I'm looking at you, Marvel) have not.
The grittiness of the story cannot be understated, this story is DARK. However, the message of the story is one of hope, and hope is a difficult thing to capture. This film captures both, with the help of excellent cinematography and slow-motion action cuts.
I get the sense when I watch this film that something bigger is happening around me, and honestly in 2017, this movie feels more relevant than ever. Themes of state-run media empires, government corruption of the highest order, and the suffocation of all that is 'other' permeates the fabric of this film, and everything is captured beautifully in a noir-esque nightmarescape of future, facist London.
I can honestly say that more than a decade later, this film still shines as one of the great comic book movies and its themes will continue to ring true as long as we have people in the world who exist to limit others. Let's just hope that someday this world does not feel any more real than it does now.